Labor and unions condemn ‘heartless’ comments from workplace relations minister,Eric Abetz, that sackings by text message may be appropriateThe Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says workers will continue to protest mass sackings by shipping giant Hutchison Ports Australia, or which dumped almost half its workforce with late night text messages.
The MUA says approximately 100 protesters in Sydney and 50 in Brisbane will continue to occupy the company’s terminals after 94 workers across Australia were notified they were being sacked by text messages at 11.30pm on Thursday.
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Source: theguardian.com